Action Comics
#249
(February 1959)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1958-12-30
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Mort Weisinger (actual)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Kryptonite Man!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lex Luthor
- Reprints
-
in Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #9/1961 -
in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #235 (20 de abril de 1960) -
in Superman in Action Comics (Abbeville Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993) - in The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s (Abbeville Press, 1995 series) (1995)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005)
- in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([April] 2006)
- in Superman in the Fifties (DC, 2021 series) (2020 [April 2021])
-
- Keywords
- Green Kryptonite
The Magic Card!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Synopsis
- A group of kids discover the library.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Later appears in DC comics cover-dated January 1966.
The Kryptonite Man!
Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor; Jimmy Olsen
- Synopsis
- Luthor takes a liquid kryptonite serum which makes it impossible for Superman to get near him. Superman makes a lead suit to protect himself, but Luthor has discovered a way to turn lead into glass. Eventually, Superman tricks Luthor into thinking he has become immune to Luthor's kryptonite radiations and Luthor takes an antidote, leaving himself open to capture.
- Reprints
- in Gigant (Centerförlaget, 1963 series) #2/1966
- in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #235 (20 de abril de 1960)
- in 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #11 (June 1965)
-
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #14/1967 (15. Juli 1967) which is reprinted - in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #1163 (27 de junio de 1978)
-
in Superman Official Annual (Egmont UK, 1979 ? series) #1979 ([September] 1978) - in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005)
- in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([April] 2006)
- in Superman in the Fifties (DC, 2021 series) (2020 [April 2021])
-
- Keywords
- Fortress of Solitude; Green Kryptonite
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Brr - it's cold here.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casey
- Reprints
- from Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #52 (June-July 1956)
-
[no title indexed]
Supermen of America / in-house column / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- EPO'U NBLF UPP NBOZ...
Indexer Notes
Membership application form for the Supermen of America; also includes message in secret code (Code Mercury No. 1). Decoded message reads: "Don't make too many resolutions for the New Year. Make a few -- they will be easier to keep."
Just One Second!
The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #105 [first issue], on sale December 23, 1958
[no title indexed]
Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We will now hold the séance!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Professor Eureka
- Reprints
- from My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #10 (July-August 1956)
-
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Script
- Jack Liebowitz
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Statement of October 1, 1958
No circulation information given.
Publisher: National Comics Inc.
575 Lexington Ave, New York 22, N.Y.
Editor F. W. Ellsworth
Owners: National Comics Publications, Inc., H. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, G. Donenfeld, S.U. Sampliner, F. Iger, I. Donenfeld; S. Iger, A. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz and A.S. Herzog as trustees for I. Donenfeld and S. Donenfeld, I. Rappaport and J.I. Golinko as trustees for L. Liebowitz and J.H. Liebowitz, H. Donenfeld Foundation, Inc., Estate of R. Liebowitz, all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.
The Man-Ape's Mountain Mission!
Congorilla / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- jungle; superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Congo Bill; Congorilla
- Synopsis
- As Congorilla goes on a dangerous mission to rescue some plane crash survivors, the body of Congo Bill is locked in a shack which is about to be blown up.
- Reprints
- in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #235 (20 de abril de 1960)
-
in Century Comic (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #65 ([October 1961])
-
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
[no title indexed]
Varsity Vic / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How do you do, Miss. I'm working my way through school selling vacuum cleaners.
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Varsity Vic
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Mort Weisinger
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring (logo illustration)
- Inks
- Stan Kaye (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters submitted by Ginny Uhle; Sherman Updegraff; Theodore Ray; Philip Taylor; Oscar Schwartz; Pat Christensen; PFC Thomas J. Huber.
Illustration from the splash of "The Super-Key to Fort Superman" from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #241.
The Gambling Asteroid
Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood; Square Deele; Private Hale
- Synopsis
- Tommy Tomorrow seems to have become a compulsive gambler, but it's a ruse to uncover a crooked casino owner on the Gambling Asteroid.
- Reprints
- in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #37 (October 1959)
- in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #235 (20 de abril de 1960)
-
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Fudge
[no title indexed]
Private Pete / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You say this is your first time up in a plane, Pete?
- Genre
- humor; military
- Characters
- Private Pete
- Reprints
- from All-American Men of War (DC, 1952 series) #33 (May 1956)
-
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Kryptonite Man!
Superman -
1.
The Magic Card!
-
2.
The Kryptonite Man!
Superman -
3.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
["Brr - it's cold here."]
Casey the Cop -
5.
["EPO'U NBLF UPP NBOZ..."]
Supermen of America -
6.
Just One Second!
The Flash -
7.
["We will now hold the séance!"]
Professor Eureka -
8.
[no title indexed]
-
9.
The Man-Ape's Mountain Mission!
Congorilla -
10.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
11.
["How do you do, Miss. I'm working my way through school selling vacuum cleaners."]
Varsity Vic -
12.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag -
13.
The Gambling Asteroid
Tommy Tomorrow -
14.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
15.
["You say this is your first time up in a plane, Pete?"]
Private Pete -
16.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
17.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
18.
[no title indexed]
150 Civil War Soldiers
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- Peter Croome
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
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